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Thu 10/26/06 (day 1)
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I've been coming to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge for the better part of the past twenty-two years, but the beautiful area has been a tradition in my family since my grandparents were newly-weds many years ago. So, I was very excited when my fiance' and I began to travel here for vacation and I was able to experience his first time to the area with him. It is so easy to have new experiences in The Great Smoky Mountains whether you're visiting for the first or upteenth time, and I'm still learning which attractions are more entertaining than the others.
For those of you who haven't visited Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge, it's a fantastic place for people of all ages whether you're coming with friends or family. Though it's an incredible visit during the whole year, our favorite time to go is in the fall. The scenery is sensational with the changes in the leaves and the mountains as a soothing backdrop.
This composition is a journal of our last visit, but we are ecstatic to return in November! I just wanted to share my opinions of some of the attractions, but I hope everyone enjoys their vacations in The Smokies as much as we have :)
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One summer, my sisters, there is 5 of us counting myself, came down for a weekend and stayed up in Gatlingsburg and drove back to Piegon Forge when we wanted to do some shopping. We went to the Dixie Stempede and boy did we have some fun! We hollered and hooped and cheered so much that I actually lost my voice for awhile. They enjoyed that! We enjoyed the food, also. It is worth every cent. The show is great and if you ever get the chance...go see one of them.
Then we decided to get on a trolley, bad mistake! It was like 100 degrees and the thing was packed, we tried to get one to go up to Gatlingsburg, I think we saw every campground there was in Piegon Forge and beat it all, a little rain started fall, relief, you'd think, nope....a Mother and about 5 little ones were sitting behing us and what did we hear? "Mama, I'm getting wet." Naturally we had the windows down, anything to cool down. And to top that off, she starts to sing.......
"The wheels on the bus goes round and round." My sister sitting beside of me, said in a low voice if she had a gun she'd shoot herself!!!Just kidding. We finally got off of the darn thing at Patroit Park and to this day, we have never attempted to ride the trolley again. After it was over with, and we were all burned up, sweaty and stinky, we sit down and one of the ladies that owns one of the shops at the Old Mill offered us some lemonade and to sit upstairs in her place in the air condition. My face was blood red and my other sister's weren't much better. But we thanked that lady, never did get her name, but the lemonade was a God sent and so was the air condition. After a little rest, off we went again.
I thought maybe you would get a laugh out of this. We did and there wasn't a sidewalk we didn't sit on either. We laughed so hard and that was the best time ever, because back at home we had a sick father who was fighting cancer at the time. He wanted us to go on this trip and we did. He passed away 10/11/04 and we miss him very much and he went on his trip to a better place.
Thank you for letting me write this to you. I'm planning, along with 4 members of my family, coming down the first of September, 2007. If not then, it will be a later date in the fall, but for sure we will be there. We hope to find a place to buy down there. We love it there, the people is beautiful and the surroundings is simply great.
By for now. See you soon.
Linda
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Hlalwine, between the two places I would suggest Gatlinburg. Pigeon Forge is more spaced out and requires more driving. In Gatlinburg, there are benches to stop and rest and some of the villages have nice rocking chairs for perching. Most people walk there while leaving the cars at the hotels. For more convenience, you could pick a more centrally located motel that would cut out some of the excess walking for your Dad. Definitely don't go as far as Traffic Lights 9 and 10.